Education
Institution	Year(s)	Degree	Field of Study
Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)	2004 - present	working toward Ph.D. (expected graduation 2009) working toward M.A./M.S.E. (expected degree date May 2006)	Applied Mathematics and Statistics Applied Mathematics and Statistics
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) (Lincoln, NE) (Graduate, University Honors Program)	1999 - 2004	B.S. B.A.	Mathematics History Classics Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Oxford Honours Programme (affiliated with Keble College, University of Oxford) (Oxford, England)	spring 2003		History Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Employment & Professional Experience
Dates	Position and Duties	Institution/Company	Location
Spring 2005	Teaching Assistant, 550.122 (Chance & Risk) and 550.310 (Probability and Statistics for Physical and Information Sciences and Engineering) 550.122: weekly office hours, grading, homework help 550.310: weekly discussion section, office hours, grading, homework help	Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD
Fall 2004	Head Teaching Assistant, 550.171 (Discrete Math) weekly discussion section, office hours, and tutoring/homework help supervised grading and teaching of three discussion sections maintained web site for course information wrote occasional quizzes
Summer 2003, 2004	Research intern, SCAMP (interdisciplinary summer program) Summer 2003: designed and implemented algorithms for statistical analysis and automated pattern recognition in classified data Summer 2004: studied elementary parallelized database programming and applied it on a Beowulf cluster applied graph theory and linear algebra to model networks using random dot product graphs used Perl for statistical analysis of classified data maintained Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance	Center for Computing Sciences (Institute for Defense Analyses)	Bowie, MD
Summer 2002	Research intern, Director's Summer Program designed and implemented algorithms for statistical processing of classified data obtained Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance	National Security Agency	Fort George G. Meade, MD
2001-2004	Undergraduate Assistant, Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics (NCUWM) maintained conference web pages and databases for participant information and registration communicated with registrants to deliver and request information and answer questions	Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln, NE
Fall 2002	Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Honors Calculus II weekly recitation sections and office hours grading, tutoring, and exam reviews
2001-2002	Research work: "Food Chain Chaos" supported by Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences (UCARE) award, funded by Pepsi presented research at NCUWM (see above), Februrary 2002
Fall 2001	Grader, Introduction to Modern Algebra and Honors Introduction to Modern Algebra
2000-2001	Undergraduate counselor, Math Resource Center tutoring and homework help

Leadership, Service, and Involvement
Organization	Position	Year(s)
Mathematics and Computer Science
Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University	Graduate student representative	2005
UNL Math Club	Founding member	2003
Carleton College Summer Mathematics Program for Women Undergraduates	Student participant	2001
Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics	Student participant	2000-2004
Women's Undergraduate Math Network, UNL	Member Co-president	2000-2004 2002-2004
Pi Mu Epsilon mathematics honor society	Student member, UNL chapter	2000-2004
Pi Mu Epsilon True-False Math Mayhem Tournament	First in class First place overall	2001 2002
Association for Computing Machinery Programming Contest	Honorable Mention, North Central Region	2002
Association for Women in Computing	Student member, UNL chapter	2000-2004
Other Activities
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England	Volunteer and writer, children's programs	2003
Cather Circle mentoring program	Collegian member	2001-2004
PREVENT      relationship violence peer education group	Member President	2000-2002 2001-2002
University Ballroom Dance Club	Member Public relations chair President	2001-2002 2001 2002
University Honors Program Peer Mentoring	Mentor	2000
UNL Juggling Club	Member Secretary	2000-2001 2001
UNL Crew Team	Novice women's four and eight	1999

Honors & Awards
Honor/Award	Granting Institution	Year(s)
Dean's Fellowship	Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University	2004-2005 (renewable)
Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Nebraska Chapter	University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL)	2004
Rhodes Scholarship Finalist	Rhodes Scholarship Committee, District VI	2003
Glenn Gray Memorial Scholarship	Department of History, UNL	2003
Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars	UNL	2003
Mortar Board Honor Society	Black Masque Chapter (UNL)	2003
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship	Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program	2001
Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Award	Graduate Women in Science (UNL)	2001
Golden Key National Honor Society	UNL chapter	2000
National Society of Collegiate Scholars	UNL chapter	2000
Regents Scholarship      full tuition up to 135 credit hours	University of Nebraska	2000-2004
Peter Kiewit Distinguished Scholar Award      stipend for use at a Nebraska university	Peter Kiewit Foundation	2000-2004
Eastman Mathematics Scholarship	Department of Mathematics, UNL	2000-2004
Dean's List      semester GPA at least 3.7 out of 4.0	College of Arts and Sciences, UNL	8 of 9 eligible semesters
High Scholar      cumulative GPA at least 3.6 out of 4.0	College of Arts and Sciences, UNL	1999-2004
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society	UNL chapter	1999-2000
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society	UNL chapter	1999-2000

Relevant Skills & Coursework
Courses	Skills
Graduate Courses (Johns Hopkins University) Spring 2005: 550.430, Introduction to Statistics 550.672, Graph Theory 600.666, Information Extraction from Speech and Text Fall 2004: 550.601, Graduate Student Workshop 550.661, Foundations of Optimization 550.692, Matrix Analysis 600.465, Natural Language Processing 550.XXX indicates an Applied Mathematics and Statistics course. 600.XXX indicates a Computer Science course. Undergraduate Courses (University of Nebraska) 2003-2004: MATH 852, Graph Theory CSCE 230, Computer Organization MATH 450, Combinatorics MATH 423, Introduction to Complex Variables CSCE 230, Numerical Analysis 2002-2003: MATH 445, Introduction to the Theory of Numbers (spring semester spent abroad studying history) 2001-2002: MATH 825-826, Real Analysis MATH 221, Differential Equations 2000-2001: MATH 310-417, Introduction to Modern Algebra MATH 325, Elementary Analysis MATH 314, Matrix Theory MATH 398, Special Topics: Fractals & Chaos MATH 398, Special Topics: Maple & Mathematics 1999-2000 MATH 398, Special Topics: Mathematics & Music MATH 939, Algorithms in Biological Sequence Analysis MATH 107H-208H, honors calculus sequence MATH indicates a Mathematics & Statistics course. CSCE indicates a Computer Science & Computer Engineering Course. Courses numbered 800 and above are graduate- level courses taken for undergraduate credit.	Programming Languages: Perl, C, C++ Software Packages: Maple, MATLAB, Mathematica Text Processing: LaTeX, HTML (some CGI), Perl Foreign Languages: Familiar with (not fluent in) modern French and German as well as ancient Greek, Latin, and Egyptian Some knowledge of Italian, Russian, Welsh, and other languages